The Future of Farming Unmanned and Flying Hashim Altayyar, Joe Fagnani, Matteo Garofalo, Ozzie Rodriguez ITEC
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Road Map SuccessesProblemSolutionFunctionCosts Why?What?How?How Much? Really? Now we know you have some questions
Problem...will not satisfy... Crop Yield GrowthPopulation Growth SuccessesProblemSolutionFunctionCosts
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Acknowledging Uncertainty “We have given the FAA until September 2015 to craft comprehensive new regulations which allow the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for commercial uses, alongside conventional aircraft.” - United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Success Stories SuccessesProblemSolutionFunctionCost Kevin Price: ● Professor of Agriculture at Kansas State University ● Professional statistician ● Pain in the butt of the FAA Raphael Pirker ● UVA medical student ● Aviation enthusiast ● Fighting the power
Summary SuccessesProblemSolutionFunctionCosts Population is growing quickly, productivity is not UAVs are military tested, and now civilian approved Lot’s of data, analyzed correctly Low cost, saves money over time We can already see it working today
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The Future of Farming Unmanned and Flying Hashim Altayyar, Joe Fagnani, Matteo Garofalo, Ozzie Rodriguez ITEC